Clothesline post



June 12, 1923.

w. L. HOTOPP CLOTHES LINE POST Filed April 7, 1921 Patented June 12,1923.

u NIfTEiDjl TATES? WALTER LEoHo'rorr, o'rIEnsEY oIrY, NEW JERSEY."

CLOTHESLINE f'rosr. I

Application filecrApfil 7, 1921. {serial naasasa'a To aZZwhom-itmayconcern; s v v Be it known that I, Wanner- L. H o'rorr,- a citizen ofthe United :States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and"State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulIniprovementsin Clothesline Posts, of which the following aspecification. v a

This invention 'relates' to an improved clothes line post and has asoneof-its'rprincipal objects to provide a'devic'e oft-his character whereinthe clothes line may-nor-- mally be housed within the post to be thusprotected from the 'weatherwvhile accumu lation of dust and dirt uponthe linetvill be I I nally of the rod by a 'setbolt threaded prevented.a

The invention hasa's a further object to provide a device wherein theclothes line may be readily withd'rawn' from the post and wherein meanswill be provided for againa-etraeting vthe line within the =post whendesired. j

i The invention has as a still further object to provide a devicewherein the line and associated parts may, if desired, be bodily removedfrom the post so as to readily permit repairs should this becomenecessary.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a devicewhich will be characterized by structural simplicity and which willprove thoroughly efficient in practical use. p 7

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken medially through my improvedpost,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail elevation of the pulley blocks of thedevice showing the clothes line thereon, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the post in use.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a tubular shell 10preferably closed at its lower end by a plug of cement or the like andprovided at its upper end with oppositely disposed slots 11. The shellis preferably of metal and may be of any approved length, the lower endportion of the shell being sunk into the ground and preferably encasedwithin a suitable base 12 of cement or other appropriate material. Nearthe level of the ground the shell is formed at one side thereof with adoor opening 13 across which extends a spanner 1 1 suitably secured tothe shell. Closing said opening nertto eo act'with'th'e door is acap"bolt16 clamping the 'door closed; c Reniovably tit tingin -theupperend'port-ion of the shell is 'a closure cap 17' having an outwardlyflared annular skirt n17 overlian 'in the shell and extendingdiametrically of the shell at the lower'end of said cap is a cross rod18 provided-at its ends with reduced headed terminals freely received insaid slots. The headed terminals of therod will,

ofcourse, coa'ct with the shell for limiting the "rod againstlongitudinal movement. :Suspended' by said-cross rod is "a pulley isadoor lo and adjustable upon thespanblock 19 heldin adjusted position-longitudi-- through the eyeofthepulleyfto,coaci with the rod andcooperating with said block is opening in which is fixed an eyelet 25and,

as will be observed, the free end of theline is arranged to extendthrough said-eyeletandis equippedvwith a terminal knob 26.

At its outer end this knob is apertured to provide an'eye' while at itsinner end the knob is cupped to fit over the eyelet 25 closing theopening in the adjacent side of the shell. Below this opening, the shellcarries a hook 27. As will be observed, the skirt 17 overhangs the knobas well as the hook to provide a water-shed therefor.

In conjunction with the post as just described, which 'post may well betermed the master post, I employ aplurality of supplemental posts 28. Inthe present instance, "I have shown the us of three of the posts 28although a greater or less number of these posts may, of course, beemployed. Each of the posts 28 comprises a preferably metal shellsuitably secured in the ground and provided at its upper end with a cap29 similar to the cap 17 of the master post.

Projecting from the posts 28 are hooks 30 similar to the hook 27 of themaster post mental posts are arranged near the master n post so that theclothes line 23 may be withdrawn from the master post and, as suggested,engaged with th'e'hooks of the supplemental posts to extend between theseveral posts, the eye of the knob 26 providing a convenient meanswhereby the, end ofthe .line may be connected with any one of the Tosowithdraw the line from-the I 1s claimed as new 1s:

hooks. master post it 1s, of course, only necessary to pull upon. thefree end ofthe line, the weight 21 being elevated asthe line, is drawnout, and by employing pulley blocks. each having a number of pulleywheels, provision is made whereby a lineof considerable length may beemployed. In any instancewhere it is not. desired to use the full-lengthof the line, a

portion of the line may. be drawn out and first en aged with the hook 27of the master post, when the free end of the line may then be connectedto the 'hook of one of the other )osts' the hook 27. JIOVlCllII a meanswhere-- by the line may be secured at a point intermediate of its endsto the =master post.

mediately retract the line within the master post. I accordingly providea device wherein the clothes line may be easily put in place" of thepost so that the pulley block 20 and weight 21 may be reached withoutremoving the cap 17.

Having thus described the invention, what 1. A clothes-drying deviceincluding a shell provided at i-ts'upper end with slots openingthrough'the upper end edge of the shell, a removable-cap closing thepost at its upper end-overlying said slots,a cross pin removablyreceived in said slots, and a weight-retracted clothes line suspendedfrom said cross'pin.

end, across:pin'removably received in said slots and provided with meanslocking the pin against endwise movement, and a pulley WALTER LEoHoToPP' L s 2. A clothes L line post including [a shell provided at itsupper end with slots and having an openingfor a clothes linetherethrough, a cap closing the post at its upper

